Henry Williamson — Salar the Salmon
London, Faber and Faber Limited , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of this ode to river wildlife by Henry Williamson, following a salmon's spring migration. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A curious work following the life of a salmon and offering an intimate depiction of the river and its creatures. It follows the salmon during his spring run, as he enters the Bristol Channel and ends up in Exmoor.From Henry Williamson, an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history, ruralism and the First World War. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart indeed, with mild edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.